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Chapter 8 - Sutra 26
344 It is stated that the result produced by a good intention is auspicious, while the result produced by a bad intention is inauspicious. The outcome that has less confusion is proportionately more auspicious, and the outcome that has more confusion is proportionately more inauspicious. No single outcome can be solely termed as auspicious or solely inauspicious. Although every outcome has both auspicious and inauspicious aspects, the way auspiciousness or inauspiciousness is applied within them is to be understood concerning the principal and subordinate factors; thus, the auspicious outcome that leads to auspicious results in virtuous activities is the same outcome that also leads to inauspicious results in sinful activities; conversely, the inauspicious outcome that results in inauspicious aspects in sinful activities is also the same outcome that leads to auspicious aspects in virtuous activities. The difference is that the auspicious aspect derived from a distinctly auspicious outcome is prominent, while the inauspicious aspect is lesser; similarly, the inauspicious aspect arising from a distinctly inauspicious outcome is prominent, whereas the auspicious aspect is lesser.
The varieties of beings: the seven types are heavenly beings, humans, non-human animals, insects, human destiny, celestial destiny, and those born from five types of reproduction; they are of different natures: organic, semi-organic, nutritional, radiant, and karmic types of bodies; the organic local parts, semi-organic parts, nutritional parts, and the most balanced forms, significant characteristics including color, taste, smell, and touch; human-like characteristics, divine-like characteristics, differing in size, external appearance, and qualities.